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Severe weather risk including large hail and tornados for eastern New Mexico

Severe weather risk including large hail and tornados for eastern New Mexico
HEY, GOOD MORNING TO MEXICO. TIME NOW. 824 SO NEW. OUR STORM PREDICTION CENTER OUTLOOK FOR TODAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INCREASED CERTAIN PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO A YELLOW CATEGORY, WHICH MEANS SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER ON TODAY. THIS INCLUDES AREAS LIKE FORT SUMNER, TUCUMCARI, SANTA ROSA AND AREAS LIKE CLOVIS OUT TOWARDS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WE DO HAVE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN PLACE THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT STORM SYSTEM THAT I WAS TRACKING SINCE 6:00 THIS MORNING. IT’S ALREADY KIND OF BROKEN APART, AT LEAST ON THE NEW MEXICO SIDE OF THINGS, AND MOVED OFF TOWARDS THE EAST. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF TODAY. BUT WE WILL SEE THAT THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SO LET’S WALK YOU THROUGH FUTURE TRACK COMPUTER MODEL AND WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING LATER ON TODAY. SO ABOUT 2 P.M., THAT’S WHEN THESE STORMS BEGIN TO IGNITE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. WE COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, THOUGH, FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR. THIS INCLUDES ALBUQUERQUE, BUT WE’RE LOOKING AT MORE OF A 10% CHANCE OUR BIG WEATHER STORY IS GOING TO BE MAINLY FOCUSED, AGAIN, OUT TOWARDS THE EAST BY 4:00. THAT’S WHEN AREAS LIKE SANTA ROSA, TUCUMCARI AND CLAYTON COULD START SEEING THEIR THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TO DEVELOP. A LOT OF YELLOWS AND RIGHTS ON THE SCREEN. SO THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME GUSTY WINDS AT TIME AS WELL AS SOME HAIL. SO IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, MAKE SURE YOU STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS BECAUSE OF COURSE, ANY HAIL THAT’S GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL OR EVEN LARGER THAN THAT COULD DEFINITELY BREAK AND SHATTER SOME WINDOWS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IF YOU HEAR THE THUNDER ROAR, TRY TO GET INDOORS, RIGHT? 7 P.M. ON SATURDAY. THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING, I SHOULD SAY. THAT’S WHEN A LOT OF THESE STORMS BEGIN TO CLUMP TOGETHER AND IT REALLY STARTS TO BECOME A LITTLE MESSY FOR AREAS LIKE CLOVIS AND HOBBS. A LOT OF YELLOWS AND REDS AND SOME PURPLES ON THE SCREEN RIGHT THERE WITH OUR FUTURE TRACK COMPUTER MODEL BY 10 P.M., WE WILL SEE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS THE TULAROSA BASIN AND STILL SEEING SOME ACTIVITY OUT TOWARDS AREAS EAST OF LAS VEGAS AND SOUTHWEST OF CLINTON. THAT WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH TH
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Severe weather risk including large hail and tornados for eastern New Mexico
Severe weather is possible in Eastern New Mexico on Saturday to include a risk of large hail and even the possibility of a tornado. The risk area includes areas of De Baca, Curry, Chaves, Lea, Roosevelt and Quay Counties. Storms are expected to develop in the afternoon and last through the evening hours. Be sure to download the KOAT App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch the latest forecast on the app, too. Check Live, Interactive Radar Live Weather Conditions Severe weather alerts for your area Download the KOAT App on iPhone Download the KOAT App on Android

Severe weather is possible in Eastern New Mexico on Saturday to include a risk of large hail and even the possibility of a tornado.

The risk area includes areas of De Baca, Curry, Chaves, Lea, Roosevelt and Quay Counties.

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Storms are expected to develop in the afternoon and last through the evening hours.

Be sure to download the KOAT App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch the latest forecast on the app, too.